News Archive for March 13, 2013
Ryan keeps hope alive that compromise is possible
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Paul Ryan and Barack Obama don't see eye-to-eye, but when they talked about their deeply held beliefs last week, it gave Ryan a glimmer of hope they might reach a compromise.
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Will Milton open up the Shaw building?
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
MILTON --
It's looking more likely that Milton City Hall could vacate the Shaw Municipal Center and pave the way for the Milton Public Library to expand inside the 21,000-square foot building.
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Retirement deadline concerns teachers; board seeks resolution
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Thirty-five to 40 Janesville teachers are anxiously waiting to see what the school board will decide about their retirement benefits.
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Sisters, brother have preceded this Warhawk Final Four team's success
By ERIC SCHMOLDT - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
WHITEWATER --
One UW-Whitewater basketball player hopes to duplicate her brother's national championship feat from 2012.
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Experienced East Troy squad accomplishes preseason goals
By JOHN BARRY - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The bar was set high this season for the East Troy High girls basketball team. All five starters returned from a team that advanced to the Division 3 WIAA state tournament a year ago.
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Milton schools brace for $865,000 in cuts
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
MILTON --
A state-imposed spending cap would create a budget crisis for the Milton School District, broadening a $500,000 projected budget gap next year into a financial chasm of $890,000, district officials said.
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Parker senior Hartwig repeats as first-teamer
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ashley Hartwig's outstanding four-year basketball career at Janesville Parker ended with another honor.
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Businesses can apply for training grants
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Grant money is available to business owners who want to improve the skills of their workers through customized training.
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Clinton's Risseeuw among Rock honorees
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Cody Risseeuw, a senior, finished his high school boys basketball career scoring more than 1,500 points to set a school record. Risseeuw averaged a conference-leading 20.2 points a game to close out his senior season.
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St. Mary School issues iPads to all students in grades 5-8
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
JANESVILLE --
The devices are not new, but St. Mary is the first school in Janesville to issue an iPad to every student in grades 5-8.
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Public record for March 13, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Deep field could mean big thrills for Big Ten
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
CHICAGO --
Indiana is standing tall again. Michigan and Michigan State are right there with the Hoosiers, and Ohio State and Wisconsin aren't exactly backing down from anyone, either.
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Con: Why we shouldn’t raise the minimum wage
By KEVIN A. HASSETT AND MICHAEL R. STRAIN - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
No one argues that increasing the minimum wage increases the number of unemployed workers who find jobs. In the end, the trade-off is clear. People who keep their jobs get more money; those who lose their jobs, or fail to get new ones, suffer.
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Argentine Jorge Bergoglio elected Pope Francis
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
VATICAN CITY --
Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Wednesday and chose the name Francis, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.
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Pro: Why we need to raise the minimum wage
By ANDY STERN AND CARL CAMDEN - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
By allowing the minimum wage to remain at a nearly unlivable level, we have deemed certain jobs not worthy enough to meet even our country’s minimum standard of living.
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Gonzalez, Wright lead US
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
MIAMI --
Gio Gonzalez gave Team USA its best start yet, and David Wright provided a big finish.
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Mavs beat Bucks 115-108 for 4th straight win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
Vince Carter hit three key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 23 points off the bench as the Dallas Mavericks won their fourth straight with a 115-108 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
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10 things to know for Wednesday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for March 13, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Open government plays crucial role in Wisconsin
By J.B. VAN HOLLEN - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Wisconsin’s public records law and the open meetings law—and their diligent observance by records custodians and meetings organizers—provide broad access to information about how our state and local governments operate. The resulting public oversight forms an important foundation of our participatory democracy.
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Media myopia in Rome
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
WASHINGTON --
The Vatican, despite Pope Emeritus Benedict’s relatively recent foray into the Twitterverse, apparently is not yet on the 24/7 news clock. Updated.
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